Posted: September 21, 2011
Grade 9, here is a page full of short tutorials on how to use Google Sketchup... use them!
http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html
Mr. T. Theriault Notes
World Issues, Sociology, Media Studies, Digital Productions, and Journalism.
Notes
Posted: September 12, 2011
Today we talked about Canadian Copyright. During the presentation, we also talked about Fair Dealing, Public Domain and Creative Commons.Here are the resources that we presented to source Creative Commons images, music and sound effects:Flickr (remember to search within Creative Commons licensed content)http://www.flickr.com/MorgueFile (Public image archive)http://morguefile.com/Stock.XCHNG (alternative to expensive stock photography)http://www.sxc.huJamendo (a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses)http://www.jamendo.comThe Freesound Project (a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds)http://www.freesound.org/ Also Search by Creative Commons will search Google images that have creative commons lisences:http://search.creativecommons.org/
Posted: April 4, 2011
Make sure you are prepared for your Quiz on the World Health Organization and the diseases your classmates presented on.
Posted: March 3, 2011
Don't forget!!! Your first map test of the semester is tomorrow on the Middle East! Be prepared and use the link I provided you with to study!
Posted: March 1, 2011
Make sure you check out this weeks Question of the Week at www.jmhworldissues.blogspot.com
Also, don't forget, you have your first Map Test on the Middle East on Friday! Use the link I post in the links section for those practices games, or you can print off a blank map on here by going to the documents section.
Posted: February 27, 2011
Hey guys! Remember you have some upcoming map quizzes.
A great way to study is by going to Maps.com.
Check out: http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx
Interactive, and a lot less boring then staring at a map.
Posted: February 24, 2011
Please be sure to answer your question of the week before Saturday! Don't forget the poll.
Posted: December 14, 2010
Hello everyone!
Don't forget that your genocide presentations are due on Monday, the 20th! Be prepared to present right away as we're on the home-stretch before Christmas!
Don't forget to have any questions you want to ask Mr. Hayward on Friday prepared ahead of time, going to be a good morning!
Posted: November 15, 2010
Don't forget the map test on Friday!!
Posted: November 9, 2010
Hello everyone!
Please don't forget your stuff for Haiti! These children are in real need!
Remember, Toys (new), School Supplies, and Hygiene! PLEASE have everything in by Nov. 12th!
Posted: October 25, 2010
HEY! Don't forget to bring in your in your gift for our orphans in Haiti! We will be sending off all of the boxes on November 14th so please have everything you want to send in by Nov. 11th please so we have time to pack!!
Posted: October 22, 2010
Your Disease assignment is now due on Monday, Nov. 1st!
Please have you and your partners prepared to present your findings and to answer questions from your classmates.
Remember to be as creative as you want to be and you can come see me for ideas if you want.
In the past we have had short films made, puppet shows, songs written, pamphlets printed, etc.
It's YOUR presentation, don't feel limited!
Posted: October 22, 2010
Your next map test on the Middle East will be on Oct. 29th.
Blank maps are now in the "Document" section of my teacher page.
For studying purposes, if you can not fill it in on that map, then it is not on the test!
Good Luck!
Posted: October 12, 2010
Your handout for the Micheal Moore assignment is up under the documents section for you to view. Please click on the "Documents" link above to view any files I may have posted for you.